O Life!” is the poem to read when life seems pointless or ... And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son! Written as a long ...

my Captain!” is one of the most ... you can read the full 434-line poem in one of Eliot’s poetry collections—and a bleak exploration of modern life. It’s a powerful work that changes ...

My honored colonel, deep I feel Your interest ... Syne wha would starve?) Dame life, tho' fiction out may trick her, And in paste gems and frippery deck her; Oh! flickering, feeble, and unsicker ...

“Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers,” by Adrienne Rich, is a blazing portrait of an artist and her work. Our critic A.O. Scott admires its craft — and its wildness. Isabella Cotier By A.O. Scott Poems ...

Randle Chowning, founder of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils, writes about songs that tell a story and shares one based on a ...

He is now retired. The Post Bulletin publishes poetry by local and area writers every Tuesday. Send poems to [email protected] with the subject line "Poetry submission." ...